Olympic Skiier Elizabeth Swaney is creating a buzz with her lackluster run in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic's Women's Halfpipe. As she rode down the halfpipe completing zero tricks, the world looked at her and asked - "Why are you here?"

Swaney isn't a professional skier. In fact, she's just a tech recruiter in Oakland, traveling the world during her days off to chase her Olympic dream.

It was evident by her run down the halfpipe that Swaney wasn't even close to the caliber of the other riders. She didn't attempt any jumps or tricks, and earned a measly 30 points, placing her dead last in the standings. So how did she score a ticket to the Olympics to ride with the best in the world? Here is her run from the Olympics:

Swaney joined Hungary's Olympic team through her grandparent's heritage and competed in 13 World Cup events around the world this year. Because her runs down the halfpipe are basically risk-free, she managed to secure a position higher than last place in two of those events.

And because of a small Olympic field in her event, she qualified for the Olympics.

There are mixed feelings in the skiing community after watching Swaney's run. Some say she is a black eye on the sport on highest stage reserved only for the world's top competitors. Others say she is a testament to hard work and dedication, accomplishing her far-fetched dream.

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For context, here was Maddie Bowman's Gold-Medal run from the Sochi Olympics:

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Swaney say's she is just trying her best to represent Hungary and to inspire all Hungary athletes to take up freeskiing, an interesting quote coming from someone who was born and raised in Oakland, California.

No matter how you see Swaney's story, she will probably give the Olympics a reason to change the qualifying rules.

The FIS is considering proposals to shrink the number of open positions available for Olympic competitors in the halfpipe. That would require Olympians to harvest more than the minimum points awarded just for showing up and not falling at World Cup contests.

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“By that we will make the points a bit higher,” Belanger said. “So in that case you are going to need a better placement in each World Cup, to not just make it to the Games but to stay on the World Cup circuit.”

Swaney is an interesting case study that will certainly motivate the Olympics to close any qualifying loopholes. Until then, her Olympic run will live in the history of the Olympics - for good or for bad.